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- Kubler-Ross, Elizabeth See: Kubler-Ross, Elisabeth
- Goiter Enlargement of the thyroid gland. A goiter is not cancerous. It is simply a thyroid gland that is bigger than…
- Prostatectomy The surgical removal of the prostate gland. NTER>
- CTS One of a group of proteins that regulate the cell cycle. The cyclins bind to and activate cyclin-dependent…
- Somnoplasty Somnoplasty: A surgical treatment to stop snoring. Somnoplasty uses heat energy to remove tissues of the soft…
- Ultrasound, endoscopic See: Endoscopic ultrasound
- Dystonia, focal, due to torticollis See: Focal dystonia due to torticollis
- Drug caution codes Abbreviations on medications that indicate caution. While not a part of the historical heritage of ancient…
- Morphology 1. Literally, the study of form. The study of structure. 2. The form itself, as of an organ or part of the…
- Pus A thick whitish-yellow fluid which results from the accumulation of white blood cells (WBCs), liquified…
- Fever, breakbone An acute mosquito-borne viral illness of sudden onset that usually follows a benign course with headache…